Minoan Linear A terms deciphered with a high degree of certainty thus account for 37 % of all Minoan Linear A terms I have attempted to decipher. They also account for 9 % of all intact Minoan Linear A terms

A Glossary of 126 Minoan Linear A words more or less accurately deciphered to date (the largest ever glossary of Linear A) accounting for at least 24.7 % of all intact Minoan Linear A terms in Prof. John G. Younger?s Linear A Liner A texts in phonetic transcription = 510. Terms deciphered with a high degree of certainty thus account for 37 % of all Minoan Linear A terms I have attempted to decipher. They also account for 9 % of all intact Minoan Linear A terms in Prof. John G. Younger’s:That is a pretty good return.All terms in Minoan Linear A and in Mycenaean Linear B have been Latinized for ease of access to persons not familiar with these syllabaries. aka = wineskin (two syllabograms overlaid)akii = garlicdarida = large vase daropa = stirrup jar = Linear B karaweredaweda = medium size amphora with two handles 5ditamana = dittany (medicinal herb)kanaka = saffron = Linear B kanakokaropa3 (karopai) = kylix (with two handles & smaller than a pithos) keda = cedarkidema*323na = type of vessel (truncated on HT 31)10kireta2 (kiritai) = delivery = Linear B apudosiskiretana = (having been) delivered (past participle passive) = Linear B amoiyetokiro = owed = Linear B oporo = they owed kuro = totalkuruku = crocus 15maru = wool (syllabograms superimposed) = Linear B mari/marenere = larger amphora sizeorada = rose pazeqe = small handle-less cups = Linear B dipa anowe, dipa anowotopuko = tripod = Linear B tiripode (100 % certain) 20qapa3 = qapai = large handle-less vase or amphora quqani = medium size or smaller amphorara2ri = rairi = lily sajamana = with handles = Linear B owowesedina = celery 25supa3 (supai) = small cup = Linear B dipa mewiyosupu = very large amphoratarawita = terebinth tree 28Eponyms:AdunitanaAkaru 30AsiyakaDanekutiDaqeraIkurinaMakarita 35MirutarareQetiraduSirumarita2 = SirumaritaiTurunusemeWatumare 40Toponyms:Almost all the toponyms do not require decipherment as they are either identical or almost identical in Mycenaean Linear B:Akanu = Archanes (Crete)Dikate = Mount Dikte
Idaa = Mount IdaIdunesiKato = (Linear B Zakoro)45Kudoni = KydoniaMeza (= Linear B Masa)Paito = Phaistos ( =Linear B)Radu = Lato (= Linear B Rato)Setoiya (= Linear B Seteia) 50Sukirita/Sukiriteija = SybritaWinadu = Linear B Inato 52COMMENTARY:This Glossary accounts for at least 24.7 % of all intact Minoan Linear A terms.There are 45 terms deciphered with a high degree of certainty (> 75 %). These terms thus account for 37 % of all Minoan Linear A terms I have attempted to decipher. They also account for 9 % of all intact Minoan Linear A terms in Prof. John G. Younger’s Lexicon.As for eponyms and toponyms, I can only claim to have deciphered no more than 10 %, since they are so obvious and since so many of them are almost identical to their Mycenaean Linear B counterparts, in those cases where the latter exist. All of my decipherments operate on The principle of cross-correlative cohesion on the assumption that terms in Minoan Linear A vocabulary should reflect as closely and as faithfully as possible parallel terms in Mycenaean Greek vocabulary. In other words, the English translations of Minoan words in a Minoan Linear A Glossary such as this one should look as if they are English translations of Mycenaean Greek terms in a Linear B glossary. I have endeavoured to do my best to achieve this goal, but even the most rational and logical approach, such as I take, does not and cannot guarantee reciprocity between Minoan Linear A and Mycenaean Linear B terms. It is precisely for this reason that I have had to devise a scale of relative accuracy for terms in this Linear A Glossary.The best and most reliable Linear B Lexicon is that by Chris Tselentis, Athens, Greece. If you wish to receive a copy of his Lexicon, please leave a comment in Comments, with some way for me to get in touch with you.

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